“Where do I send the box of chocolates?… Not only is he helping sell books, but he’s helping me prove the point of the book.”
— Michael Wolff, on the Today Show, on President Trump’s attempt to stop publication of Fire and Fury. ================================== ‘Like Two Rats In a Bag’
Rick Wilson: “Steve Bannon’s spectacular fall from grace in Trump World is a big, salty, delicious bowl of schadenfreude from the political gods in celebration of the new year.”
“Bannon wasn’t just one of Trump’s most senior aides and an architect of the destruction of the Republican Party; he was the multi-shirted, red-eyed White House troll, leaking tales of his brilliance to a constellation of reporters in the ostensibly hated mainstream media. His house organ Breitbart and a host of Trump-right websites and news outlets sang praises to his dank genius. Bannon, they proclaimed, was Trumpism in its distilled essence: revanchist, ahistorical, racially inflected, and consumed with an imaginary war on the media and America’s broader society.”
“Now, like two rats in a bag, Trump and Bannon are tearing at one another in a delicious public spat that has every possible bit of drama, except Bannon drunkenly bellowing for a round of fisticuffs with all comers and Trump offering to compare the length of their relative manhoods on live television. They deserve one another in so many ways.” ============================= Trump Creates Big Problem for Vulnerable Republicans
James Hohmann: “With the proposed expansion of offshore drilling and a crackdown on marijuana, the Trump administration created huge political headaches Thursday for scores of Republicans who were already facing a tough environment in 2018.”
“Both moves are unpopular with voters, especially key people in places that are likely to determine whether the GOP holds the House. In practice, these two stories probably pose bigger challenges for the president’s party in the midterms than any book about White House dysfunction.” =========================== And for a bit of dessert:
Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! Hard to believe it's 2018 already.
Daughter is home on break, and was pleased to see that her cat has put on weight and seems healthier than when she last saw him.
Don't know if I mentioned, but my mom is doing pretty well. Tired a lot, but her medication has done a good job of stomping on the cancer. Knock wood, and all that.
Yes!
ReplyDeleteAlan
We have 7.5" of new snow and a total of 12", not counting snow drifts.
ReplyDeleteWe had to get our plow guy to come back to plow in front of our garage. (Duh.)
He bargained to be allowed to drive on our lawn. (Sigh.)
We miss his dad, who drove a shorter pickup truck, so could maneuver more easily.
Happy HAPPY,Renee!!
ReplyDeleteGleanings, quickly posted.—Alan
ReplyDelete“Where do I send the box of chocolates?… Not only is he helping sell books, but he’s helping me prove the point of the book.”
— Michael Wolff, on the Today Show, on President Trump’s attempt to stop publication of Fire and Fury.
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‘Like Two Rats In a Bag’
Rick Wilson: “Steve Bannon’s spectacular fall from grace in Trump World is a big, salty, delicious bowl of schadenfreude from the political gods in celebration of the new year.”
“Bannon wasn’t just one of Trump’s most senior aides and an architect of the destruction of the Republican Party; he was the multi-shirted, red-eyed White House troll, leaking tales of his brilliance to a constellation of reporters in the ostensibly hated mainstream media. His house organ Breitbart and a host of Trump-right websites and news outlets sang praises to his dank genius. Bannon, they proclaimed, was Trumpism in its distilled essence: revanchist, ahistorical, racially inflected, and consumed with an imaginary war on the media and America’s broader society.”
“Now, like two rats in a bag, Trump and Bannon are tearing at one another in a delicious public spat that has every possible bit of drama, except Bannon drunkenly bellowing for a round of fisticuffs with all comers and Trump offering to compare the length of their relative manhoods on live television. They deserve one another in so many ways.”
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Trump Creates Big Problem for Vulnerable Republicans
James Hohmann: “With the proposed expansion of offshore drilling and a crackdown on marijuana, the Trump administration created huge political headaches Thursday for scores of Republicans who were already facing a tough environment in 2018.”
“Both moves are unpopular with voters, especially key people in places that are likely to determine whether the GOP holds the House. In practice, these two stories probably pose bigger challenges for the president’s party in the midterms than any book about White House dysfunction.”
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And for a bit of dessert:
Donald Trump eats McDonald’s for fear of being poisoned? That says it all
[Click] Zoe Williams
This analysis of Trump, his family and associates[Click] makes a whole lot of sense to me.
East Coast snowstorm photos![Click] I was not aware!
ReplyDelete—Alan
Happy Birthday, Renee. Hope it's a good day.
ReplyDeleteI miss seeing Renee around.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the birthday wishes everyone! Hard to believe it's 2018 already.
ReplyDeleteDaughter is home on break, and was pleased to see that her cat has put on weight and seems healthier than when she last saw him.
Don't know if I mentioned, but my mom is doing pretty well. Tired a lot, but her medication has done a good job of stomping on the cancer. Knock wood, and all that.